SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner — Update 27 September 2016

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner — Update 27 September 2016

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner

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SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner

Record win highlights the effective new strategy

Contract win

Software & comp services

27 September 2016

Price

€33.00

Market cap

€164m

Net debt (€m) as at 30 June 2016
(pre-rights issue)

6.4

Shares in issue

4.98m

Free float

55%

Code

SHF

Primary exchange

Frankfurt (Xetra)

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

12.5

21.6

152.1

Rel (local)

14.6

11.8

135.0

52-week high/low

€33.0

€13.2

Business description

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner (SNP) is a software and consulting business focused on supporting customers in implementing change, and rapidly and economically tailoring IT landscapes to new situations. It has developed a proprietary software product called SNP Transformation Backbone with SAP Landscape Transformation software (T-B).

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SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

SNP has won a record $10m+ contract to combine the IT landscapes of two US chemical companies (we assume Dow Chemical and DuPont) which are merging. The contract comes on the back of the landmark Hewlett-Packard carve-out contract that SNP delivered in record time in H215. The latest win is a further indication that the group’s growth strategy is paying off and underpins our forecasts. SNP has been experiencing strong demand for its products and services, particularly in the German and US markets. Earlier this year it significantly expanded its operations in Asia, and in July it raised €29m (net) via a rights issue. Headcount is expected to rise towards 700 by year end and there is no sign that the activity is slowing. Hence, we believe the shares are attractive on c 17x our cash-adjusted FY18e EPS.

Year
end

Revenue
(€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/14

30.5

(0.1)

(13.9)

13.0

N/A

0.4

12/15

56.2

3.4

58.8

34.0

56.1

1.0

12/16e

75.2

6.9

106.5

40.0

31.0

1.2

12/17e

88.4

9.6

130.1

50.0

25.4

1.5

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Contract win with Dow-DuPont combination

SNP says it has been “commissioned to combine the SAP system landscapes of two of the world's most significant US-based chemical companies, which are currently in the process of merging”. The contract was won against strong international competition. In December 2015, DuPont and Dow announced that they intended to combine in a merger of equals and, following the merger, intended to separate into three independent publicly traded companies – an agriculture company, a material science company and a speciality products company.

SNP is positioning itself as a specialist implementer of complex IT transformations utilising a software-supported analytical method, which enables optimum project planning and minimises project risk. SNP’s T-B software solution automates the process of combining, upgrading or carving out data from ERP systems and is the only “off-the-shelf” solution on the market. T-B improves the transformation quality and is the only solution that has been accredited by both E&Y and PwC, which means it can significantly reduce auditing costs. ERP landscapes grow more complex over time, partly driven by M&A, and there is an ongoing requirement for companies to improve/upgrade their systems.

Valuation: Strong growth play in the ERP space

The stock trades on c 31x our maintained FY16e EPS, falling to c 25x in FY17e and to c 19x in FY18e. However, following the recent capital-raising, the group is in a net cash position, and we forecast €26.3m net cash at end-FY16 (prior to adjusting for c €4.2m other financial liabilities – mainly acquisition liabilities and a small pension deficit). Adjusted for the net cash, the ratings fall to c 27x in FY16, c 22x in FY17 and c 17x in FY18. We believe the ratings continue to look attractive given the forecast strong growth and continued margin recovery potential.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€'000s

2013

2014

2015

2016e

2017e

2018e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

23,536

30,480

56,236

75,179

88,387

100,047

Cost of sales

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gross Profit

23,536

30,480

56,236

75,179

88,387

100,047

EBITDA

 

 

(1,972)

862

5,484

9,077

11,804

14,917

Adjusted Operating Profit

 

 

(2,714)

(66)

4,222

7,724

10,377

13,234

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

0

0

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals

0

1,505

356

0

0

0

Associates

0

0

(3)

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(2,714)

1,439

4,575

7,724

10,377

13,234

Net Interest

(85)

(66)

(828)

(775)

(775)

(775)

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(2,799)

(132)

3,394

6,949

9,602

12,459

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

(2,799)

1,373

3,747

6,949

9,602

12,459

Tax

477

(344)

(1,195)

(2,085)

(2,880)

(3,738)

Profit After Tax (norm)

(2,322)

(477)

2,198

4,864

6,721

8,721

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(2,322)

1,028

2,552

4,864

6,721

8,721

Minority interest

(84)

(40)

0

(225)

(248)

(267)

Adjustments for normalised earnings

0

0

0

0

0

0

Net income (norm)

(2,405)

(517)

2,198

4,639

6,474

8,454

Net income (FRS 3)

(2,405)

988

2,552

4,639

6,474

8,454

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.4

5.0

5.0

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(64.7)

(13.9)

58.8

106.5

130.1

169.9

EPS - normalised & fully diluted (c)

 

 

(64.7)

(13.9)

58.8

106.5

130.1

169.9

EPS - FRS 3 (c)

 

 

(64.7)

26.6

68.3

106.5

130.1

169.9

Dividend per share (c)

8.00

13.00

34.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

Gross Margin (%)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

-8.4

2.8

9.8

12.1

13.4

14.9

Adjusted Operating Margin (%)

-11.5

-0.2

7.5

10.3

11.7

13.2

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

7,759

8,291

15,243

25,394

25,734

26,052

Intangible Assets

5,194

5,190

11,675

21,675

21,675

21,675

Tangible Assets

1,070

1,231

1,999

2,149

2,489

2,807

Other

1,496

1,871

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

Current Assets

 

 

16,145

17,882

29,996

62,888

71,054

75,553

Stocks

0

0

0

0

0

0

Debtors

9,105

11,286

16,084

21,502

25,280

28,615

Cash

6,355

5,681

13,769

41,243

45,631

46,796

Current Liabilities

 

 

(5,804)

(9,782)

(13,703)

(18,925)

(22,387)

(25,333)

Creditors

(5,204)

(9,182)

(11,101)

(16,323)

(19,785)

(22,731)

Short term borrowings

(600)

(600)

(2,602)

(2,602)

(2,602)

(2,602)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(4,338)

(2,501)

(15,513)

(20,013)

(20,013)

(15,513)

Long term borrowings

(2,250)

(1,650)

(12,344)

(12,344)

(12,344)

(12,344)

Other long term liabilities

(2,088)

(851)

(3,169)

(7,669)

(7,669)

(3,169)

Net Assets

 

 

13,762

13,890

16,024

49,344

54,388

60,759

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(2,110)

2,579

1,879

8,701

11,362

14,417

Net Interest

4

(66)

(167)

(775)

(775)

(775)

Tax

(1,062)

(1,102)

(554)

(1,946)

(2,688)

(3,488)

Capex

(230)

(701)

(1,779)

(1,504)

(1,768)

(2,001)

Acquisitions/disposals

(2,267)

(500)

(3,228)

(5,500)

0

(4,500)

Shares issued

(35)

0

0

29,768

0

0

Dividends

(937)

(335)

(483)

(1,271)

(1,743)

(2,488)

Net Cash Flow

(6,638)

(124)

(4,332)

27,474

4,388

1,164

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(10,152)

(3,505)

(3,431)

1,176

(26,298)

(30,686)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

(10)

51

(275)

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(3,505)

(3,431)

1,176

(26,298)

(30,686)

(31,850)

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research

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United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

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US

Sydney +61 (0)2 9258 1161

Level 25, Aurora Place

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NSW 2000, Australia

Wellington +64 (0)48 948 555

Level 15, 171 Featherston St

Wellington 6011

New Zealand

Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

245 Park Avenue, 39th Floor

10167, New York

US

Sydney +61 (0)2 9258 1161

Level 25, Aurora Place

88 Phillip St, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Wellington +64 (0)48 948 555

Level 15, 171 Featherston St

Wellington 6011

New Zealand

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